Safety-brake.



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SAFETY BRAKE. APPLICATION FILED JANIZS., 1910.

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HEINRICH MAX REITER, 0F ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

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To all cv/bom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HEINRICH M. REITER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Asheville, in the county of Buncombe and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Brakes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rlhis invention relates to new and useful improvements in double acting safety clench brakes for vehicle brakes of various kinds and comprises a simple and efficient apparatus of this nature having various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter, fully described and then specically defined in the appended claims.

l illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation showing the application of my brake to the frame of a vehicle. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. l is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the clencher aws thrown into operative positions for gripping the rim of a wheel. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the clencher jaws moved forward to apply the frictional brake, and Fig. G is a sectional view on line 6 6 of Fig. 9,.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the axle of a vehicle upon which the rear wheel B is j ournaled. Fivotally mounted upon a pin carried by a portion of the running gear is a bar D having a laterally extending portion E which is fastened to the casing E which is provided with flanges and contains the plate F having a slight movement between the flanges. Projecting from the plate F are the wings G which are convexed upon their adjacent faces and each is provided wit-h a recess G upon its outer flat face, said recesses terminating in shoulders. A crosspiece I is fastened to the flanges in said casing and has apertures for the recept-ion of the angled ends of the rod H, which latter Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 28, 1910.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910..

Serial No. 540,659.

extend through said recesses and their lower ends are fastened by means of nuts, one of which is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Mounted within said casing are the clencher jaws K which have angled ends K2 designed to grip the felly of a wheel in the manner shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The shank portions of said jaws, which are mounted upon the pivots J which move with the plate F, are conveXed as at K and adapted to contact with the concaved edges of the reciprocating member N whereby the clencher 'jaws may be thrown into or out of operative relation with the felly of the wheel. One end of said member d is contracted as at N3 and is guided through an aperture in the bar D and is slotted as at N for the reception of the lever O which is pivotally mounted upon a pin N2. A spring O3 is bent to form a coil O and one end @t engages an aperture in a rib F upon the bar D, the coil of said spring serving as a fulcrum for the lever t) and the other end of the spring O2 engages an indenture in the edge of the lever O. A rope R is fastened to the end of the lever O and passes through an aperture in the bar D and affords means whereby the clencher jaws may be operated independent of the movement of the brake shoes Q and E2. I

Fixed to the plate F is a member Q having an integral arm Q3 with a contracted portion Q4, and Q is a brake shoe which is fixed to and moves with the plate F and E2 is brake shoe which is fixed to said casing E. Fastened to the axle of the vehicle by means of a staple-shaped member R is an extension arm R4 which is hollow and adapted to receive the contracted end Qt of the arm (53, said contracted portion being slotted at Q5 for the reception of the screw R3 which serves to limit the movement of said contract-ed portion of the arm. A spring T is interposed between a shoulder upon the arm Q3 and the end of the extension R4, t-he purpose of which is to normally throw the brake mechanism from the wheel when the brake is not in use.

A rope S passes through an aperture S leading into the chamber portion of the eX- tension R4 and is fastened to the inner end of the contracted part Q* of the arm Q3, and aords means for drawing the plate F forward slightly when it is desired to allow the clencher reach as in lli The operation of the brake iis as follows :v4 Tlllhen it is deeired to apply the ln'alte shoe:w Q and FF, it may he done ny a swinging nimcinent imparted to 'the har D loy any Suitable lever nieclianisni, not Shown of a eoniinon coin-:traction employed upon vehicles. ln the event ot it heini; desired to apply the :lencher awe to aeaanne the positions Shown in Figi'. l, it iiiy he done hy piillng upon the rope l which will canee the eo icaved edges et the inexnher El to tilt the jane l to the telly oit the wheel. Should it loe desired to canse the jaws; li to hare a arther reaeln ai: shown in the jaws may he drawn forward slightly oy pulling' n pon the arin toward the axle il, mii/h Will thro'av the tahoe Q, which nioree 'with the plate l?7 towird the Wheel. The spring; Serveis to iin:- the brake shoes when the pull is releaeed upon the arni Q53.

lll/'hat l, claire, to he ne y is l. il li 'alte for vehicle Wheels comprising, in combination with the p nrs to have a larther oi'itwiird l than in positionaI Shown in ri'aine oi" the yehicle, axle and Wheel thereon7 a sliding plate Supporte; hy the frame oi the Vehicle, clencher jaws pivotally eonnected to said plate, a nienilier adapted to aetnate said elenclier jaws; to grip the i'iin et a Wheel7 and a brake Shoe Ained to Said plate.

it bra l:e for Vehicle Wheels coi'i'iprising, in combination with the traine o1 the yeliicle, axle and wheel thereon, a sliding' plate supported by the traine of the Vehicle, clencher jane pirotally connected to said pla ie, the "nner edgee ot' the Shanl portione of 'aid jaws being inclined, a` har with opposite inclined edgesnio 'able intermediate said inclined edges ot the jaws and adapted to tilt the jaws as the har is moved longitudinally, and a Spina-pressed lever n'ionnted upon an attachment of the traine and pivot ally connected to said bar and adapted to inoye the saine longitudinally to canse the jaws to open and close.

3. brake for Vehicle Wheels comprising, in combination with the iranie of the hicle, ai; e and Wheel thereon, a sliding plate Supported hy the franie of the renicle, elenclier jawsI pivotaliy Connected to said plate, a loralzshoe fxed to said plate7 a spiingpreseed arin taetened to said hrale shoe, and ineens tor inoying' the litter 'toward the vehicle rrheel.

elf. il b 'alte for vehicle Wheels comprising, in combination with the traine oitv the Vehicle, axle and Wheel thereon, a Sliding' plate supported hy the traine of the vehicle, clenclier jaws pivotally connected to Said plate, a brake Shoe fixed to said platea Socket. ineinber filed to the aXle, a plate fixed to Said brake shoe and having an arni telescoping1 Within Said socket ineinbe', a spring interposed between the end of Said :socket ineniher and the shoulder 'upon said arni, and a rope 'taetened to the telescoping' end of said a an.

5. A brake for Vehicle Wheels comprising, in combination with the traine of the Vehicle, axle and Wheel thereon, a Sliding plate supported by the 'traine oit the vehicle, clencher jaws piyotally connected to Said plate, a hi'alie Shoe lixed to said plate, a Socket nieniher lined to the axle, a plate iixed to ,aid brake shoe and having an arin tele- Scoping Within Said Socket ineinher, a rope 'tz Stened to tee teleecoping end oilI said arm, and a pin paeeing' through the Wall oi Said Socket nienilier and engaging a slot in the teleeceping` portion ot said arn'i.

G. A brake `toi' vehicle Wheele comprising7 in con'ibiiiation with the vehicle traine, axle and Wheel thereon, a har lined to Said traine and having a later'L lily Xtending` arm, 'aging upon Said erin, a plate inovahlc within Said casing and having' depending1 Wings, com el upon 'their adjacent faces, ineans for limiting the inoveinente of said wings in opposite directions7 clencher jaws piioted to Said plate and having their outer edges concaved and their inner faces converged, a longitudinally movable liar mounted intermediate Said clencher jaws and having its opposite edgeeA concave l7 a Springqpreseed lever piyotally connected to the Shank porn tion of said har, and a cord ta:-;tened to said lever.

7. il hralre for Vehicle Wheels comprising, in combination with the `vehicle :trame7 axle and Wheel thereon, a har fixed to said traine and haring a laterally extendingI arm, a casing upon Said arni, a plate movable Within Said casing and having depending Wings, convened upon their adjacent faces7 a cross'- piece extending over said plate, a Staple Shaped inen'iher pisFsing; through aperturee` in aid cross-piece and engaaingv receseee torined in the oiiter faces; oit said Wings and adapted to eope 'ate with the end Valls ot the recese to liinit the longitudinal inoyements oit the Winge clencher jaws piyoted to the plate and positioned intermediate Said Winge, the outer tacee of the Shank portions of the clenclier airs; being' conci 'fed and their inner faces convened, a bar concaved upon its opposite edgee and mounted inter niediate the conifexed portions of the cleneher jawsT and spring-actuated incane 'for moving Said har longitudinally to canee the clencher s to open and close.

ln teetiinony whereof hei' yUnto atlix my Signature in the preeenee ot tiro witi ess tlllNRl-ECH Mifl Rlllltllll. lli/Titnesses:

PIHL ZAGEIR, lsilnon Toinsitr. 

